DevOps Engineer | Albany, New York, United States Job Title: DevOps Engineer- Level I Location: Albany, NY 12203 Duration: 3 Years Rate: Open Duties and Responsibilities to be performed by the consultant Manage and lead in the orchestration of multi-discipline technologies for the resolution of complex problems; communicate with technology and business leaders for problem resolution and make recommendations for system enhancements as required. • Provide 24x7x365 on-call network support for advanced troubleshooting, escalation and ticket resolutions on a rotating basis • Design, deploy, and maintain cloud networking infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and GCP to support new and existing agency application deployments in the cloud • Design, deploy, and maintain network virtual appliances as needed including Arista CloudEOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS with integrations into CSP network infrastructure (GCP NCC, AWS TGW Connect, etc.) • Design and implement on-prem to cloud connectivity solutions as required by application needs in collaboration with ISO and network/application architecture teams • Assist with application design to ensure connectivity compliance with Client information security standards • Collaborate and troubleshoot with direct cloud connectivity providers to develop solutions and solve problems • Assist in the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) uniform cloud configuration, deployment, and backup solutions using Terraform • Provide in-depth analysis on network performance using monitoring tools such as Zenoss, Splunk, Palo Alto Panorama, Arista Cloud Vision as a Service, NfSen, Ixia, Gigastor, Wireshark, etc. • Ensure that network availability of cloud environments is maximized by overseeing Change Control procedures, code upgrades, network monitoring, installations, moves and changes, and troubleshooting complex issues. • Oversee network monitoring to ensure maximum network availability. • Participate in network performance analysis, training, and capacity planning. • Document all design and implementation work using Microsoft Visio • Participate in knowledge transfer and training sessions with junior staff • Occasional travel may be required. Mandatory Qualifications • Level I- Between three (3) and seven (7) years of experience as a DevOps Engineer • Expert AWS network infrastructure: VPCs, subnets, security groups, route tables, Virtual Private GW, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Site-to-Site VPN, Direct Connect, NACLs, load balancers, peering, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting. Advanced experience designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid AWS connectivity. • Proficiency in layer 3 routing including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VRFs, route maps, redistribution, NAT, subnetting, etc. • Proficiency in Palo Alto PAN-OS including security policies, NAT policies, zones, routing, tunnels, upgrades, logging, and monitoring Desirable Qualifications • Working knowledge of cloud application platforms and their networking requirements (Kubernetes engines/services, serverless, etc.) • Proficiency in Terraform to assist in the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD for uniform cloud configuration and backup solutions • Proficient Microsoft Azure network infrastructure: VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables, VNGs, Site-to-site VPN, ExpressRoute Direct, load balancers, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting. • Proficient GCP network infrastructure: VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, VPC routing, Network Connectivity Center, Cloud Router, CloudVPN, Cloud Interconnect, CloudNAT, load balancers, private service connections, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting. • Experience working with monitoring and packet capture/analysis tools such as Zenoss, Splunk, Palo Alto Panorama, Arista Cloud Vision as a Service, NfSen, Ixia, Gigastor, Wireshark, etc • Proficiency in Microsoft Visio for solutions documentation • Proficiency in Domain Name System (DNS) and managing split-brain public/private resolution designs